Hi, I'm Jeff Tidball.

I'm a seasoned creative executive, a master copywriter, and an award-winning game designer. That makes me a go-to creative problem-solver who can generate and iterate great product and marketing ideas, see problems coming around the corner, and earn the respect of clients, collaborators, partners, and staff.

I lead creative organizations, departments, and projects. I was promoted to creative director at age 22, ran the product development department at one of the hobby game industry's most respected publishers, and was recruited to serve as CEO of one of Kansas City's most technically innovative design firms.

I write it all. Video scripts, web and interactive copy, game rules, video game voiceover and dialog, flavor text, world background, prose fiction, feature screenplays, and essays and articles about anything and everything.

I design anything you could call a game. Facebook and social games, board games, card games, roleplaying games, and games that defy convenient categories.

I believe in the power of creativity and communication.

Recently…

October¶ Because more than a year has passed since I made a to-do list of jefftidball.com infrastructure updates that I wanted to see done, I gave up the delusion that I'd accomplish them myself and hired Brianna Reed of Nerdette Designs to help. Most updates will be behind-the-scenes, but look for an outward-facing change or two in the next month or so, too.

September¶ An avalanche of Post-Gen Con work on all fronts has stalled progress on nearly everything. Having plenty of exciting projects in the works is much better than the other option, but I struggled this month to sustain forward momentum on much of anything.

August¶ At Gen Con, Eternal Lies won the Gold ENnie for Best Adventure. This is roughly the greatest thing ever.

July¶Eternal Lies was nominated for three ENnie Awards, and its sister product, The Complete Eternal Lies Suite, was also nominated. ¶ My partner-in-crime Kevin Childress flew to Minneapolis for a very successful weekend of testing and development on the untitled turbine project, which we've decided to call Gravstrike. ¶ I survived a very successful San Diego Comic-Con, peddling Gloom and upcoming Atlas release Three Cheers for Master in the Geek & Sundry Lounge.

I'm @jefftidball on Twitter and consider it the best of the social networks, all things considered. I post personally and informally and well as professionally.

Jeff Tidball is a seasoned creative executive, first-class writer, and award-winning game designer.

He's the exec who's promoted and heaped with new responsibilities at every job he gets. He's the writer who takes a month off to write a novella that gets him into the best film school in the country. He's the game designer who challenges himself to design a board game you play without a table and wins the Origins Vanguard Award. He's the guy you want on fourth down when there's a grenade in your foxhole…